Dhaka, Dec. 30 -- Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar is scheduled to attend the funeral prayer (namaj-e-janaza) of former prime minister and BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia.

Ishaq Dar is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on a special flight on Wednesday morning, the Pakistan High Commission in Dhaka said on Wednesday.

"We have the confirmation that our Deputy Prime Minister will come here (Dhaka) and join the Janaza," Pakistan High Commission's Press Counsellor in Dhaka, Fasih Ullah Khan, said on Tuesday evening.

Earlier, Pakistan's Prime Minister and President expressed deep sorrow at the death of Begum Zia, extending condolences to her family and the people of Bangladesh.

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